Safety Score
81
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-05-15 | 00V141000 |
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | 7,100 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-08-11 | INTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCEDES S430. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BECAME INOPER… |
| 2011-05-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | MY 2000 MERCEDES S500 CLUSTER BACK LIGHTING IS GOING IN AND OUT ALSO SPEEDOMETER I SAW THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR MY CA… |
| 2011-04-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCEDES BENZ S-500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH WHEN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL… |
| 2011-04-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY 2000 MERCEDES S500 CLUSTER ,BACK LIGHTING , SPEEDOMETER FAILED (UNABLE TO SEE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER) ON APRIL ,3 2011 M… |
| 2011-02-08 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ON A 2000 MERCEDES BENZ S500 FAILED AND BECAME STUCK TO THE FLOOR CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO REACH SP… |
| 2010-12-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | THIS COMPLAINT IS RELATED TO CAMPAIGN NO 2006080004, SEPTEMEBER 2006 FOR MERCEDES S500 (MODEL 220), MODEL YEAR 2000. … |
| 2010-09-09 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:FAN/MOTOR | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCEDES BENZ S430. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER A… |
| 2010-09-02 | INTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCEDES BENZ SCLASS. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH THE LIGHTING ON THE INSTRUMENT… |
| 2010-08-10 | INTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCEDES BENZ S-500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 55 MPH WHEN THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENTAL CLUSTER FA… |
| 2010-06-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ON 2000 MY MERCEDES BENZ S500 ILLUMINATION FAILED. CANNOT SEE GAUGES NOR ODOMETER. AN OBVIOUS SA… |
| 2010-06-01 | INTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCEDES BENZ S500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL… |
| 2010-05-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCEDES BENZ S430.THE CONTACT STATED THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED. SHE STATED THAT WHEN THE… |
| 2010-03-15 | INTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WENT DARK WHILE DRIVING MY 2000 MERCEDES S500 |
| 2010-02-12 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | THE AIRMATIC SYSTEM ON MY MERCEDES BENZ S-500 HAS FAILED FOR A SECOND TIME. THE CAR-BODY DROPPED AND IS RESTING ON THE… |
| 2010-01-27 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | I'M PROBABLY NOT THE FIRST COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS SUBJECT, AS A SIMPLE SEARCH ON WWW.GOOGLE.COM WOULD REVEAL THAT THIS PRO… |
| 2009-09-01 | INTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) SEPTEMBER 2009 AIR BLOWER… |
| 2009-03-01 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:FAN/MOTOR | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCEDES BENZ S430. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD BECAME SO HOT THAT IT WAS DIFFICU… |
| 2009-02-07 | AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW | No | 0 | ON FEBRUARY 7 MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2000 S430 MB SEDAN AND HIT A CURB ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. ALL THE SIDE AIRBAGS DEP… |
| 2008-12-10 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | AS I WAS DRIVING MY 2001 MERCEDES BENZ S500. MY AIRMATIC SUSPENSION FAIL AND MY CAR FRONT WENT DOWN AS I WAS DRIVING ON… |
| 2008-11-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCEDES BENZ S430. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS TOO BRIGHT. WHILE DRIVI… |
| 2008-10-11 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCEDES BENZ S CLASS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL HAS A SWITCH THAT CONT… |
| 2008-08-25 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 1 | A SIMPLE TRAFFIC ACCIDENT WHICH LED TO AN EXPLOSION CAR AIR BAGS, AND INJURING MY DAUGHTER IN THE RIGHT EYE, AND LOSS O… |
| 2008-08-25 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 1 | A SIMPLE TRAFFIC ACCIDENT WHICH LED TO AIR BAG EXPLODED, AND INJURING MY DAUGHTER IN THE RIGHT EYE, AND LOSS OF VISION,… |
| 2008-06-20 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | THIS CAR HAS AN AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM WHICH HAS A SEVERE PROBLEM. THE CAR HAS NO SPRINGS, INSTEAD EACH SHOCK ABSORBER H… |
| 2008-06-11 | SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | THIS CAR HAS AN AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM WHICH HAS A SEVERE PROBLEM. THE CAR HAS NO SPRINGS, INSTEAD EACH SHOCK ABSORBER H… |
| 2008-05-28 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | FAILURE OF "AIRMATIC" SUSPENSION ALLOWS FRONT OF CAR TO DROP DOWN TO THE POINT THAT THE TIRES RUB ON THE FENDERS. APPA… |
| 2008-03-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCEDES BENZ S430. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS SUDDENLY BEGAN FLASHI… |
| 2008-02-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | ON FEBRUARY 16, 2008 THE DASH LIGHTS WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, INSTEAD DASH READ SOMETHING LIKE CLUSTER FAILURE… |
| 2008-02-05 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCEDES BENZ S500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD RIDE VERY LOW ON A CONSTANT B… |
| 2008-01-01 | EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCEDES-BENZ S430. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID 00V141000 (EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICA… |
| 2007-11-25 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | 2000 S 500 AIRMATIC FAILURE. CAR INOPERABLE. *TR |
| 2007-11-08 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | AS I WAS DRIVING THE AIRMATIC SYSTEM FAILED AND CAUSE THE CAR TO LOWER TO AN UNDRIVABLE HEIGHT, I CHECKED AND FOUND THA… |
| 2007-11-01 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCEDES BENZ S-500. THE CONTACT NOTICED THE SUSPENSION HAD DROPPED AND WAS NOT POSITIONED N… |
| 2007-10-25 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE AIRMATIC SUSPENSION SYSTEM IN MY MERCEDES BENZ S500 FINALLY FAILED AFTER ACTING UP FOR SOME TIME. THE WHOLE CAR SUD… |
| 2007-10-03 | INTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT NIGHT AND THE LIGHTS ON MY INSTRUMENT PANEL WENT COMPLETELY OUT. MY TURNING SIGNALS D… |
| 2007-09-02 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | I OWN A 2000 MERCEDES BENZ S500 SEDAN. WHILE PULLING INTO MY PARKING SPACE AT HOME, THE REAR OF MY VEHICLE DROPPED TO A… |
| 2007-05-11 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | S430 SEDAN MERCEDES_BENZ 2000, WHEN STOPPING THE CAR THE SHIFTER WOULD NOT RELEASE FROM PARK ,CAUSING THE DRIVER STUC… |
| 2007-04-27 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCEDES BENZ SL340. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SEVERAL ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO REPAIR THE TAIL… |
| 2007-04-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER CONTAINING THE SPEEDOMETER, GAUGES FOR GAS, ETC. WENT OFF AND THE STEERING COLUMN MOVED DOWN ALM… |
| 2007-04-20 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | HAD 2000 MERCEDES S500, CAR IN GARAGE FOR A WEEK, NOTICED THE CAR IS VERY LOW, TIRES ALMOST RUBBING THE INSIDE OF THE F… |
| 2007-04-13 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING ON 95 NORTH LEAVING FLORIDA AND THE FRONT END OF MY CAR DROPPED. I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 65 MPH. FEARING FOR… |
| 2007-02-18 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCEDES BENZ S430. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE AIR RIDE SUSPENSION FAILURE WARNING LIGHT ILL… |
| 2006-10-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY INSTRUMENT CLUSTER IS FLICKERING AND I WAS TOLD BY MERCEDES WEST SPRINGFIELD I NEEDED A NEW CLUSTER AT $1710. I SEA… |
| 2006-10-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PANEL ON MY S500 2000 MERCEDES BENZ LOST ITS LIGHTING AND THEN LOST ALL ITS FUNCTIONS. MERCEDES… |
| 2006-10-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REGULAR MAINTENANCE, WHO DETERMINED THE INSTRUMENT CLUS… |
| 2006-09-25 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS WENT OUT AND CAME BACK ON UNEXPECTEDLY WITHOUT WARNING. EVENTUALLY… |
| 2006-09-07 | INTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH WENT OUT. THE DEALER DETERMINED THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NEEDED TO BE RE… |
| 2006-08-17 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WITHOUT WARNING THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE INST… |
| 2006-08-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE'S INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL# 06V028000… |
| 2006-07-17 | INTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | ON 7/16/06 THE INSTRUMENT PANEL OF MY MERCEDES 2000 S500 [XXX] WENT COMPLETELY BLANK. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THIS HA… |